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To Spray or Not To Spray: Soil Fumigation in Southern Forests


This article is from Issue Fall 98 - Vol. 1 No. 1.

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Forestry operations depend on the continuous supply of healthy tree seedlings. Seedlings are small trees grown from seeds in nurseries. To provide healthy seedlings, chemicals are applied to the soil in a procedure called soil fumigation. One of the most effective chemicals used is methyl bromide. The scientist in this study studied potential alternatives to the use of methyl bromide.

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"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • Earth Science
  • Life Science
  • People and Science

"Environmental Topics" covered in this article:
  • Forest and Grassland Use (Educators)
  • Growing and Using Trees and Other Plants (Students)
  • Importance of Forest to People (Students)
  • Protecting Trees and Other Plants (Students)
  • The Value of Forests and Grasslands (Educators)
  • Using Forests (Students)
  • Vegetation Management (Educators)
  • Vegetation Protection (Fire, Insects, Endangered Species) (Educators)

Regions covered in this article:
  • Southern

"Thinking About Science Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About Science'Themes:
  »  Scientific Topics
  »  Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About the Environment Themes" covered in this article:

Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Human impact on natural resources and other living things

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • Scientific Topics
  • Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About Environmental Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Human impact on natural resources and other living things

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Human impact on natural resources and other living things

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Natural hazards (F)
  • Nature of science (G)
  • Populations and ecosystems (C)
  • Populations, resources and environments (F)
  • Risks and benefits (F)
  • Science as a human endeavor (G)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)